Scholar&#39;s companion.



n. 655,639. natented Aug. 7, |900. c. SCHNEIDER.

SCHDLARS GDMPANION.

(Application med oct. 5. 189s.; (No Model.)

' tion closed.

-CIIARLES SCHNEIDER, OFCOLD SPRING, KENTUCKY.

SCHOLARS COMPANION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 655,639, dated August '7, 1900.

Application filed October 5, 1898. Serial No. 692,751. (No model.)

'o tu whom iz? may cm1/cern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES SCHNEIDER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Cold being to furnish a generally-improved device of this class better suited for the intended purposes than other devices of the same class with which I am acquainted.

With this object in view my invention consists in the improved construction of a scholars companion hereinafter fully described, the particular points of novelty being specifically set forth in the appended claims.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention most nearly appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, having reference to the accolnpanying drawings, forming part hereof, in which- Figure lis a perspective view of my inven- Fig. 2 is a similar View open. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional View therethrough. Fig. l is a transverse vertical sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a view in end elevation. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the movable diskand the means for sliding it.

Like letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by letters, A indicates the main or stationary case, which is provided with a flat base to rest upon the table, desk, or other support upon Which the device is placed, the sides extending upward to about the mid-height of the ends B B', leaving the main portion of the case A open at the top. The ends B B are semicircular in form abovethe line of the upper edges of the sides, and each end is provided with the inwardprojecting flange, as C C', which projects a short distance, sul'iicient to inclose or cover the extremities of the case. The cover D is selnicylindrical and is provided with circular ends E F, having trunnions G II, which are journaled in the ends B B', the trunnion H being provided with a spring I, the normal tendency of which is to maintain the cover in a closed condition. Upon theouter end of the trunnion G is secured a handleJ, which by means of a spring K may be normally pressed toward the end B of the outer case and held in frictional contact with a stop L when the cover is at its eXtreme open position. The ends E F of the cover are formed of duplicate plates having a series of cencentrically-arranged registering perforations M, sheets of rubber being in'olosed between the duplicate plates and provided With smaller perforations N, concentric with the perforations in the duplicate end plates. is soldered at each end to the inside of the cover D, upon which is mounted a slide or sleeve P, which carries a disk Q, constructed, after the manner of the ends of the cover, of duplicate `metal plates, having registering perforations and inclosing a sheet ofl rubber R, having smaller perforations S, concentric with the registering perforations of the duplicate plates of the disk. A substantiallysemicircular guard T is rigidly secured to the A strip O end B of the main casing to serve as a guard and guide to prevent the handle J from being bent away from the end E. In the end B' of the main casing A is `formed a box or recep tacle U, adapted to receive pen-poin ts or other small articles and closed by a door V, nor mally held inits closed position by aspring W.

In the operation of my invention short pencils and like articles may be slipped into the perforations S of the disk Q, where they will be maintained in position by the elasticity of the rubber R. To insertlonger pencils and penholders, the disk Q is slid to the left until there is a sufficient space between it and the end E of the cover to contain the pencil or penholder, which is then placed in one of the perforations S in the rubber sheet R of the disk Q, and the disk Q, moved with its slide to the right to a substantially-central position, as illustrated in the drawings, the point of the pencil or penholder being then inserted into the corresponding perforation in the rubber sheet in the end Fof the cover, substantially as illustrated in Fig. 2, in which position the pencil will be held until desired to be Withdrawn. NVhen it is desired to open the box, it is only necessary to turn the handle J to IOS the right, as shown in Fig. 2, which will revolve the top or cover D until it presents the open side to the user, the closed portion resting in the casing, and by reversing the handle to the left, as shown in Fig. l, the closed side will be presented.

While I have illustrated and described the bestmeans now known to me for carrying out my invention, l do not Wish to be understood as restricting myself to the exact details of construction shown, but hold that any slight variation therefrom such as might suggest itself to the ordinary mechanic would clearly.

be comprehended in the limit and scope ot' my invention.

VHaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. A scholar-s companion containing a stationary vcasing and a semicylindrical cover therefor pivoted in the ends of the casin g, the cover being provided with ends each inclosin g rubber sheets, the ends being provided with concentric series of registering perforations, and the inclosed rubber sheets With smaller' perforat-ions concentric with the perforations of the ends, substantially as described.

2. A scholars companion containing a sta- -tionary casing and a semicylindrical cover therefor pivoted in the ends ofthe casing, the cover being provided with ends each in closing rubber sheets, the ends beingprovided With concentric series of registering perforations,

the inclosed rubber sheets with smaller perforations concentric With the perforationsof the ends, and a disk intermediate of the ends also consisting of duplicate plates inclosing a rubber sheet, the plates being provided with registering series of perforations, and the rubw ber with smaller perforations concentric with the perforations in the plates, substantially as described.

3v. A scholars companion provided with a stationary casing, a semicylindrical cover having circular ends, trunnions projecting centrally from said ends to the ends of the main casing, and a sliding' disk arranged in the cover parallel with and intermediate of its ends consistingof duplicate plates of metal provided with registering series of perforations, and an inclosing sheet of rubber provided with smaller perforations concentric with the perforations ofthe duplicate plates, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the main casing, the semicylindrical cover pivo'ted therein,y the strip secured at its ends to the inside of the cover, the sleeve or slide P on said strip, and the perforated disk Q secured to said slide intermediate of and parallel with the ends of the cover substantially as described.

CHARLES scHNEiDER.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH EXELER, y THOMAS P. CARoTHEns, 

